TRANSPORTATION CONSULTANTS INC
DBA: T C I TRUCKING
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 80
- Drivers · CDL
- 91 · 91
- Annual miles
- 2.7M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 80 | 0 | 80 |
| Trailers | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (01-23-2019) · 7 yr old
- Registered
- 11-10-1988 (38 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 01-15-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- CHRISTIAN HOWARD
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, General Freight, Household Goods
Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 50–99 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.
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Fatal crashes2 crashes with 2 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Aug 25, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL (Apr 2025 – Aug 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and brakesLights are 25 of 83 violations (30%). Light or brake defects led to 13 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 3 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
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Hazmat violations5 hazmat violations, 1 out of service.
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.7% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Track record
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.025 | 0.025 |
| Inspections | 1.06 | 0.91 |
| Violations | 0.52 | 0.53 |
| Critical violations | 0.12 | 0.11 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
83 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert65 · 22 OOSLights 25 · Brakes 15 · Tires 9 · Wheels & hubs 5 · Steering & suspension 2 · 9 more
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Unsafe driving No alert9 · 0 OOSPhone use 3 · Seat belt 3 · Speeding 3
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Hours of service No alert3 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 2 · No log 1
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 OOSNo valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat5 · 1 OOS
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Jul12026LouisianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Aug252025LouisianaFatal · 1 deathDawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.In the newsFranklin driver dies after pickup truck and 18-wheeler collide near New IberiaNEWS 15 (KADN) · Aug 26, 2025
Why this link: FMCSA crash report LA2025112661 (LSP (TROOP I)) lists TRANSPORTATION CONSULTANTS INC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name TRANSPORTATION CONSULTANTS INC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?
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Aug82025LouisianaFatal · 1 deathDark - lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.
2 of the 3 crashes were fatal.
1 of the 3 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Clear Blue Insurance Companyon record since Jun 15, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 19941 other liability filing also on file
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: Obsidian Insurance Company → Clear Blue Insurance Company (Jun 2026); THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY → Obsidian Insurance Company (Jun 2024)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
- FMCSA notice served Oct 20, 2026: the broker authority will be suspended on Nov 19, 2026 unless the missing filing is restored (the notice does not say which filing). FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jul 6, 1992)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
45 filings and 25 authority events since 1989 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Oct 20, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the broker authority, effective Nov 19, 2026pending on FMCSA's recordFMCSA's new system
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Jun 15, 2026Clear Blue Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jun 15, 2024Obsidian Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jun 15, 2023THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 15, 2024 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 19, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 15, 2023opened after CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 15, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 13, 2022CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 15, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 15, 2022CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 13, 2022 · superseded by the same policy3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 19, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 10, 2022opened after CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 15, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2021CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 15, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 15, 2021CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 19, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 11, 2021opened after CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 15, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 3, 2020CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 15, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 24, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 4, 2020opened after CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 20, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 15, 2020CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 3, 2020 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Aug 20, 2020 came after the replacement; 2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 19, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 15, 2020opened after CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 15, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 15, 2019CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 15, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 20, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 14, 2019opened after CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 25, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2019CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 15, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 29, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 2, 2019opened after CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 25, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 26, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 2, 2018opened after CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 19, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 19, 2018CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2019 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective May 25, 2019 came after the replacement; 9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 22, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 29, 2018opened after STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 15, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 15, 2018CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 19, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 21, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 15, 2018opened after STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 15, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 15, 2017STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 15, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
- Louisiana (HQ) 77
- Mississippi 21
- Maryland 7
- Alabama 6
- Pennsylvania 4
- Arkansas 1
- Federal inspectors 1
66% of inspections were in its home state.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (80 power units: 80 filed, 74 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 80 power units this active to have about 3.1 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 10 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 3.3 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 2.8 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 9 | 1.61 | |
| HOS Compliance | 2 | 0.10 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.04 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 36 | 4.06 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-DEC-25 – 31-JUL-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.